Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-02


fused and affirmed instead.
Ex-secreaaFy MannlnEss Health.
WAsHEoroz, April la gentleman
in this city who has had especial reason
TO interest himself 10 Secretary Man
nfnQ's health, has received personal ad-
vices from England confirming the
worst reports vet published. His infor-
nation asserts that the ex-Sscretary
was not only not improved by his voy
see. bat is decidedly worse to-day than
be was before be sailed Worse even
than when he landed in England. His
friends have little hope Of bis recovery.
Land Case Decision.
| WAsHNeroN. April Lin the er parfs
case Of Todd kuapple, on appeal from
the Mexican Commissioners Generals
office, sustaining the decision of the |
local land Office az Lamar, CAL, Acting |
SecrstaTy MuidFoW holds that quail |
| fed pre- smptoT who has decided his |
right Of fling and perfectinQ an entry |
on the Usage trust and diminished the |
reserved lands in Kansas under the act |
Of May 18th, 1880. has exhausted bis |
right TO all other lands. This confirms
all previous decisions.
slgned the Commissions
WASHINGTON, April The President |
today signed the commissions OF Ohas. |
). Fairchild ss Secretary Of the Treas |
ury and Isaac H. Maynard as Assistant |
Secretary Of the Treasury.
WIN Try the BribeF Next.
NEW YoRK, April l.-District Attorney |
MARITIME has decided that Jacob Sharp |
will be the next Of those indicted for
complicity in the Broadway steal 10 be /
brought 10 trial. The District Attorney
thinks by the trial of some Of the /
temptsrs In the case new evidence will /
be brsnght out that will aid in convict
ing more of the boodlers.
Committed for Trial.
NEw YoRK, April Nv. A. Clarke,
Register Clerk, who Is accused OF steal
ing package Of $4,000 IN bills from the
mail pouch In the New York post
of Portland, Oregon. TO the Chemical
National Bank Of New Yerb, was ar
raigned today before United States
Commissioners Griffith. The ife Of the
accused brought some friends to 90 on
his bail, bat when they heard the charge
they refused to sign the bond. Clarke
waived examination and was committed
for trial.
Preparing fora Convention.
PrTTsBURo, April 1.-The lodges Of
the AmaIRamated Association and Steel
workers throughout the country, will
elect delegates during the coming
NJ nth for the annual convention in
this city on June 7th. There Is large
amount of business on hand already.
and il is believed they will be in session
about two weeks. The most important
work to be done will be 10 make q scale
of wages for the ensuing year and dis
cuss the advisability af further strength
ening the organic stion by taking in men
under the classification, also shat
all skilled mill labor will have
representation. IL Is said tAat the ad-
mission pipe mill workmen and steel
meters will be strongly advocated. II
they are taken in il will Increase the
membership Of the association to l25.-
900 men. In regard to the new scale Of
wages nothing is known. A nnmber OF
delegates are already chosen who favor
scale based on three different grades
Of iron instead Of the present grades.
Large Nay for Pensions.
WAsHNoroS. April l.-The pension
Office today issued 10.0a0 pension GER
tificates. This is estim ated to be the
largest number ever issued in one day
oy one bureau.
Temporary Assistant.
The Interstate Commercs Oommis-
sion has made 8 reqasst for temporary
clerical assistant. The Secretary Of
she Interior today detailed Major NJ. 3.
Jones. of bis Office, for that duty.
supplemental Report.
WAsHINoroS, April l.-rne Commits
sioDer OF the General Land Offioe has
approved and sent to the Secretary Of
the Interior for transmission TO Goa
qress, q supplemental report from the
Surveyor General Of New Mexico. hold
ing for rejection private land CLAIM,
known az the IRnssie Cbalves grant
No. 96, for 5000 acres. on the ground
that no legal or equitable right has
been shown by the claimants.
Associate Justice Montgomery.
WASHINGTON, April The President
today appointed Martin ', Montg0m-
ery, Of Michigan, 70 be Associate Jus
tice Of the Supreme O5urt of the Dis
trict Of Columbia TO succeed Justice
Macarthur, retired. His appointment
as Commissioner of Patents was one OF
the first Of importance made Dy Presi-
dent Cleveland
A View Of the Treaty. II
OTTAWA (Ont.), April L-W. 2.
witcher, ex- Commissioners Of Fisheries,
publishes letter endorsing the opinion
Of Hon. William MeDsuRall, In regard
70 the construction 10 be placed on that
cart Of the treaty Of 1878, covering
the rights of American fishermen In
Canadian ports. WitcheK says such q
thing as preventing the people from
selling bait TO Americans, or preventing
the latter from purchasing II, was never
contemplated. What the trainers Of
the treaty designed to do was ts prevent
American fisheFmea from fishing for
bait with seines OF otherwise within
she three mile limit. II
Cheertng the aaeeR.
Loxpox, April 1.-The Queen arrived
AZ Cannes today. Her Majesty drove I
from the railway station 60 the Villa ,,
EIdeweisse in az open carriage, without
a rider, escorted BY q guard Of honor. .
foFce Of mounted Reudarmea and the
Cannes ire brigade. The houses along
the route were decorated With naQs.
People fIied the streets and unihnsi-
astioally oheeFed Her Majesty. Tue
Rrench Mediterranean squadron. which
had been ordered 70 Cannes, sailed with
the Queen on board. &
RulGnFlan pFefeet sRea A.
BUCHAREsr, April i.-Three Bulgarian
refugees, one Of whom is tue brother Of Z
q man under condemnation for papiei-
patton IN the recent irsrrection.
YESTERDAY attacked the Prefect Of
Russcbnk, whom they met IN o1e OF the
streets Of this city. They nred At bin
With rsy0lvers, wOandinR bim. and
then dsd. Two Of them veFe cyertsksn
and imprissnsd, bat tue okasr escaped
By taking refuge IN the Russian LeRs-
ti0n-
csinG 70 NeFway.
QUKExsTovx, April The DAaniles. !
sailed for Southampton, where she vii /
be ovsFhsuiea prior 10 RoInR on cruise
10 the coast Of NorgAy. SEE Will attes- I
uard visit tie Ax9res and then return.
n tbe Co@msaN-
LoxDoz, april LA the Hsase Of
{ C,unaous tonight eloture vas c8rRisd !
bv a vote OF Ssi 70 2s3 and the nrst
reading of The coercion bill vas acted I